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A modern two-channel photometer

  Next, consider a more elaborate UBVRI photometer with two channels (a ``red'' and a ``blue'' tube). We suppose it has separate filter wheels in the two beams; the first filter wheel contains the UBV filters, and the second has the R and I filters. Filter position 0 in each wheel is opaque; note that we need separate DARK codes for the two channels. Red leaks are blocked, and filter temperatures are measured.

If the filter wheels had been in series instead of in separate beams, the unused wheel would have to be set to a clear position, instead of the ``any'' entered in the first five lines of Table gif.

Because we have two detectors, the NDETUSED column is mandatory; see Table gif. In our example, the ``blue'' tube is uncooled, but its temperature is measured; while the ``red'' tube is cooled with dry ice. Both run in charge-integration mode.

  
Table: Instrument table file for a simple CCD setup



Pascal Ballester
Tue Mar 28 16:52:29 MET DST 1995